91 Curtis St.
Angus, Ontario
L0M 1B0

Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe

Phone : (519) 875-2775
Your Host(s) : Post Office

Description From Owner:

• Pop. 9,723. In Essa T., Simcoe C., 19 km. SW of Barrie on C. Rd. 10 just S of C. Rd. 90 and Pine R.
• To encourage settlement in the area, the govern¬ment ordered the survey of the Sunnidale Rd. west of Barrie in 1833, but settlement was slow.
• Jonas TarBush bought a farm near the proposed village site, and when the Canadian Northern Railway line was being built nearby in 1857, TarBush and William Proudfoot laid out a village site.
• They named it Angus in honour of Angus Morrison, a director of the railway and a member of the Parliament of Upper and Lower Canada.
• From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884

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